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Photos by: Neil Van – 2-time 2013 BRIT Award winner Ben Howard, who performed at 2013 Glastonbury festival on the Pyramid Stage, and who released his critically acclaimed and 2012 Mercury Prize-nominated debut album, Every Kingdom, in 2011, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto on Thursday night with New York City-based singer-songwriter Willy Mason, who will … Continue reading
By: Chiara DiAngelo (@chiarabella) – Celebrating twenty years as a band, the lads of Arizona pop-punk quartet Jimmy Eat World are getting on in years now, but right from the get-go, it was obvious that they’ve still got it. Light nostalgia, the band’s set focused on their multiple albums released throughout the mid- to late-2000’s (i.e. post-Bleed American). Still … Continue reading
By: Laura Molinaro – On July 31st, Canada’s longest running festival, Edgefest returned to Downsview Park. As opposed to the more eclectic years of the past, 2013 saw a mainly folk-driven collection of artists; capped off by headliners The Lumineers. For nearly three decades, Edgefest has been a platform for rising Canadian talent. This year’s line-up showcased just that, with Toronto-based bands Monster … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Toronto got “Radioactive” Monday night as Las Vegas-based indie rockers Imagine Dragons lit up Echo Beach. The band has come a long way in just a year and one album, now playing to a sold out crowd of 6,500 passionate and youthful fans. The screams echoed across the beach all … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – The third and final day of the Hillside Music Festival in Guelph, ON, featured performances by Hamilton-based folk duo Whitehorse, Halifax-based indie rock quintet Wintersleep, singer-songwriter Hayden, Toronto-based hardcore punk sextet Fucked Up, Toronto-based chamber folk/alternative quintet The Wilderness of Manitoba, Sonic Youth alum Lee Ranaldo Band, folk-rock singer-songwriter Martha … Continue reading
By: Saska Kalra (@sashakalra) – Toronto-based synth-pop artist Lyon debuted her new EP, Indian Summer (out August 20th via Black Box), at an exclusive listening party at 99 Sudbury in Toronto last night. The versatile space at 99 Sudbury Street played host to a night that felt like a coming out party for an emerging artist. … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – The second day of the Hillside Music Festival in Guelph, ON, featured Toronto-based ’90s alternative rock sextet The Lowest of the Low, Vancouver-based garage rock duo The Pack A.D., Toronto-based indie rock quartet The Darcys, who will release their new album, Warring, on September 17th, Calgary-based quartet Reuben and … Continue reading
By: Duncan Boyd – “Hey do you want to see a band? No I hate bands, they’re always packed with men spooning their girlfriends, clutching their hands as if they’d let go, their feet with lift from the air and ascend.” This is a quote from “I Know What Love Isn’t” by Swedish singer-songwriter Jens … Continue reading
Photos by: Bruce Emberley (@thefuzzy8) – The 30th anniversary of the Hillside Music Festival kicked off at Guelph Lake Island in Guelph, ON, last Friday with performances from British pop/alternative rock band World Party, which features former member of The Waterboys Karl Wallinger, and who are best known for both their debut hit single ” “Ship Of Fools”, … Continue reading
By: Lauren Garbutt (@LaurenGarbutt1) – Hip-hop pioneers De La Soul, who formed in 1987 in Long Island, New York, and who released their most recent album, Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present… First Serve, last April, performed a headlining set during the first night of Toronto’s Festival of Beer at Bandshell Park in Toronto with … Continue reading
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